Re: Does it always get worse?
Hi Karabie,
Congratulations on your pregnancy!
Yes, just like you on reflection I have had IC symptoms on and off since my teens but it - as you say, turned chronic after my 1st pregnancy. Frequency is the least of my problems now I go 5 times a day but I still get urges sometimes. I have worked out that on medication I start feeling the need to go at 150ml and can easily hold it to 300ml. Time is not a factor I can hold it for hours if capacity is less than 300ml. For me it's all about the amount in the bladder - even when I flare. I flare about 1x per month and I get pain and stinging after peeing this can last for a few days. The medication started working for me after 3 months of being back on it. The medication ensures I get less flares and have no feeling in my bladder until it hits 150ml even then it isn't bad until 300ml.
Hi Karabie,
Congratulations on your pregnancy!
Yes, just like you on reflection I have had IC symptoms on and off since my teens but it - as you say, turned chronic after my 1st pregnancy. Frequency is the least of my problems now I go 5 times a day but I still get urges sometimes. I have worked out that on medication I start feeling the need to go at 150ml and can easily hold it to 300ml. Time is not a factor I can hold it for hours if capacity is less than 300ml. For me it's all about the amount in the bladder - even when I flare. I flare about 1x per month and I get pain and stinging after peeing this can last for a few days. The medication started working for me after 3 months of being back on it. The medication ensures I get less flares and have no feeling in my bladder until it hits 150ml even then it isn't bad until 300ml.
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